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stokes

The correct spelling is stokes.

How to pronounce stokes

verb

Say it like: Sto-kes

The correct spelling is stokes. To poke, pierce, thrust.

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Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To poke, pierce, thrust.
  2. 2.To feed, stir up, especially, a fire or furnace.
  3. 3.(by extension) To encourage a behavior or emotion.
  4. 4.To attend to or supply a furnace with fuel; to act as a stoker or fireman.

noun

  1. 1.A unit of kinematic viscosity in the CGS system of units. 1 stokes = 1 cm2/s

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